The pattern of Euronext volatility in the crisis period: an intrinsic volatility analysis

Dima, Bogdan and Murgea, Aurora and Cristea, Stefana (2009): The pattern of Euronext volatility in the crisis period: an intrinsic volatility analysis.

Abstract

The pathology of the financial instability is inter alia characterized by structural changes in the market prices’ volatility. Such changes are the expression of investor’s uncertainty in regard to the market’s dynamics and lead to systematic anticipation errors. The objective of this paper is to study the modifications in the most significant European index -EURONEXT, in the aftermath of financial crisis. The methodology consists in the estimation of the so called intrinsic volatility in index daily data, during pre and current crisis period. Also, it is a study on the structural changes in this volatility based on Quandt-Andrews Break point test. The main output consists in the thesis that for the financial crisis’ period there are specific rapid adjustments in short run anticipations and the appearance of global picks in market dynamics

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: crisis volatility prices structural changes
• Subjects: G - Financial Economics > G1 - General Financial Markets > G15 - International Financial Markets; G - Financial Economics > G1 - General Financial Markets > G10 - General; G - Financial Economics > G0 - General > G01 - Financial Crises

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